Forum: Practice & Homework
October 07, 2010, 02:18 AM
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Forum: Culture
October 07, 2010, 12:21 AM
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:lol::lol::lol: Very good! ¡Muy bien!
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:lol::lol::lol: Very good! ¡Muy bien!
pjt33: Now that you mention it, that explains the chaos in the streets I've observed in the documentaries that I have seen over the years. Muy...
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Forum: Practice & Homework
October 06, 2010, 11:46 PM
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:thinking: If I may ask, which language won the election? :thinking: :)
:thinking: Si se puede saber, ¿qué idioma ganó las elecciones? :thinking: :)
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Forum: Suggestions & Feedback
October 05, 2010, 04:10 PM
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You are welcome.
My method takes a little getting used to, though. :)
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Forum: General Chat
October 05, 2010, 03:39 PM
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I'm glad that I don't have to make the decision to go metric. I can't decide. In some ways, I agree with pjt33 that it would be a boost to our economy and facilitate trade, and, I agree with Dale...
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Forum: Practice & Homework
October 04, 2010, 12:20 PM
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@irmamar: You might also consider this alternative:
Hindi would have replaced English as the only official language, but the country had been divided into separate states, each having their own...
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Forum: Suggestions & Feedback
October 04, 2010, 11:33 AM
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@vita32: I try to avoid long periods online. If I think it's going to take a while to answer a post, I copy the question into a word processor that I have on my desktop, like Notepad, WordPad,...
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Forum: Grammar
October 01, 2010, 04:14 PM
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@ poli: Thanks. That is the concise wording that I'm committing to memory. Man and wife in English and husband and woman in Spanish. "Marida" is now in the rubbish (basura)! :)
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Forum: Grammar
October 01, 2010, 04:40 AM
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@sosia: The way you present the words and their definitions here, there doesn't seem to be any ownership or possessiveness of spouses at all in Latin America, only a kind of statement-of-fact. We...
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Forum: Grammar
September 30, 2010, 11:23 PM
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@Chris: :) :thinking: You hit the nail on the head and are absolutely right about the feelings that "my woman" conjure up in a lot of women in today's American society--and it's happening in other...
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Forum: Grammar
September 30, 2010, 07:52 PM
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Gracias, ookami, por las palabras nuevas para mi diccionario y repertorio--casado y casada. :)
Gracias por los ejemplos. Before today, I didn't know that "mujer" was so versitale in meaning....
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Forum: Grammar
September 30, 2010, 03:12 PM
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Forum: Grammar
September 30, 2010, 12:59 PM
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Forum: Grammar
September 30, 2010, 10:00 AM
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A husband and wife dilemma
:thinking::) Is it unreasonable of me to be looking for a "marida" to pair with "marido" the way that "esposa" pairs with "esposo"? ¡Gracias gente! :confused:
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Forum: Practice & Homework
September 25, 2010, 11:21 AM
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Forum: Practice & Homework
September 24, 2010, 06:16 PM
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Muchas Gracias, irmamar :angel:
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Muchas Gracias, irmamar :angel:
Gracias for the update, Angelica. I think you are right. I may have heard the word used in one of Madonna's productions made in Argentina. She was in a...
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Forum: Practice & Homework
September 24, 2010, 01:35 PM
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Forum: Practice & Homework
September 24, 2010, 12:26 PM
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Gracias, Angelica. I have updated "our" dictionary (Words for Car Trouble (a work in progress)). :) :thumbsup:
No funciona
out-of-order/not working (Mexico City, Argentina)
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Forum: Practice & Homework
September 24, 2010, 03:38 AM
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Forum: Practice & Homework
September 22, 2010, 11:33 PM
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Angelica,
There is so much good stuff here I don't know where to begin. The sound file you provided is going to be very helpful to me. Of course I will have to use the pause/start buttons on...
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Forum: Practice & Homework
September 22, 2010, 11:10 AM
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Forum: Practice & Homework
September 22, 2010, 12:18 AM
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Rusty, Thank you for your critique of the sound file and for the encouragement. :)
That is a good idea you have of a native speak reading my letter--slowly. :)
I hope Irmamar and/or Sosia will...
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Forum: Practice & Homework
September 21, 2010, 10:56 PM
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Hello Irmamar, Sosia, and Rusty. I have just learned how to upload an .mp3 file--I hope! If you hear this, please give me your opinion. I am reading words that we developed in this tread over the...
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Forum: Practice & Homework
September 21, 2010, 06:00 PM
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Sosia
Thank you for more detailed information. I don't believe that I have missed anything. If I have, please let me know. Muchas gracias.
Is this correct? A laptop computer in Spanish...
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Forum: Practice & Homework
September 21, 2010, 12:53 PM
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